Polarbear Descending

Thursday, August 27, 2009

I've been really bad about keeping up here. So very busy at work and organizing the move to the new house.

My eating has been very clean. I did have a corndog at the state fair but that was planned and planning a meal that is not low carb, is not a cheat in my book.

This post is going to be short. I just wanted to start getting back into the habit. I have a couple of ideas on topics I want to pursue in the next few days. I've been following Jimmy Moore's menu blog and waiting for him to unveil this new eating plan he's embarked upon. He says he's really losing quickly, so I'm happy for him. His menu's seem low calorie, low carb and a good amount of fat. That among other things really has me thinking about how much calories matter in the later stages of a low carb weight loss diet. I don't think they matter much at all in maintainence. But perhaps for weight loss. Once our bodies have adjusted to this way of life, I'm thinking calories may take on more significance.

After listening to Jimmy Moore's podcast with Dr. Tea. I've started experimenting with tea drinking to the level he recommends for weight loss which is 6-8 cups per day. There was lot of information in that podcast on tea and I found it very interesting. Especially the suggestion of using tea bags more then once. Not only making it cheap, but rendering the tea virtually caffeine free by the third use. Otherwise it's a lot of caffeine. Certainly more than I'm used to. My coffee limit is usually 2 mugs in the morning and that's it except for an occasional Pepsi Max to get me going on a slow morning.

We'll see. I've been stalled for quite awhile and need something to bump my weight loss. I need to lose at least 25 more pounds to feel I'm close to being at my best.